Vasticardium pulicarium Reeve 1845 (cockle)

Bivalvia - Cardiida - Cardiidae

Belongs to Vasticardium according to

Sister taxa: Acrosterigma (Vasticardium) arenicola, Vasticardium angulatum, Vasticardium assimile, Vasticardium elongatum, Vasticardium enode, Vasticardium fidele, Vasticardium hyllebergi, Vasticardium kenyanum, Vasticardium neokenyanum, Vasticardium orbita, Vasticardium papuanum, Vasticardium pectiniforme, Vasticardium philipinense, Vasticardium rubicundum, Vasticardium sewelli, Vasticardium somnueki, Vasticardium subrugosum, Vasticardium terpoorteni, Vasticardium vertebratum

Ecology: facultatively mobile shallow infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Vasticardium pulicarium in the database

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